Buyers post what they need made. Shops read the board and ask for the RFQs that fit their machines. We check every RFQ first and reply within 24 business hours.
Example RFQ formatTurned and milled shaft with two keyways
Post one RFQ. It appears on the board without your name or files. Shops that fit ask for it and up to three receive your details.
Post an RFQRead the open RFQs. When one fits your machines, ask for it. You get the buyer contact and files and quote directly.
See open RFQsDescribe the part, the material, the quantity and when you need it. Files are optional.
We read the RFQ, remove anything that identifies you and put the technical summary on the board.
Up to 3 shops receive your details and files. They quote you directly.
Tell us your processes, machines and usual order size.
Each RFQ shows process, material, quantity, tolerance, region and deadline.
We confirm the fit and the fee, then send you the buyer contact and files.
Shops pick the RFQs they want from the board. Nobody is sent work that does not fit their machines.
We check that the part, material and quantity are stated before an RFQ is listed. An RFQ that cannot be quoted is sent back to the buyer with questions.
An RFQ is closed once 3 shops have it. Buyers get quotes they can compare and shops are not one of thirty bidders.
RFQs for parts and products made to the buyer's drawing or specification.
Yes. Buyers pay nothing to post an RFQ or to receive quotes. Shops pay a fee for the RFQs they choose to receive.
A technical summary: process, material, quantity, tolerance, preferred region and deadline. Your name, company, contact details and files are not on the board.
Only the shops we confirm for your RFQ, up to 3. If you ask for an NDA, we hold the files until it is signed.
From buyers who post here and from buyers who sent an RFQ to one of our partner sites and agreed to have it shared with matched manufacturers.
There is a fee per RFQ you receive. We tell you the fee when you ask for an RFQ, before you commit. Looking at the board is free.